Peter Datheen: Father of Reformed Liturgy (4)

Introduction In our last article, we left Peter Datheen in Frankenthal, in the Palatinate of Germany, busy as court preacher and as liturgist. It is especially his work in liturgy that is of interest to us. The liturgy in use in the Protestant Reformed Churches, and up until a few years ago in many Reformed churches, is an ancient liturgy. It goes all the way back to the Reformation in the Netherlands. In many Reformed churches this ancient liturgy has been abandoned. In its place has come a...